US embassy cable - 03GUATEMALA2880

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GUATEMALA ON MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA

Identifier: 03GUATEMALA2880
Wikileaks: View 03GUATEMALA2880 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Guatemala
Created: 2003-11-10 22:53:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL KPAL IS GT UNGA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
UNCLAS GUATEMALA 002880 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, KPAL, IS, GT, UNGA 
SUBJECT: GUATEMALA ON MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA 
 
REF: A. STATE 321874 
 
     B. STATE 306875 
     C. STATE 305553 
 
Per ref A instructions, the Ambassador spoke with Foreign 
Minister Edgar Gutierrez on November 10.  Gutierrez, who was 
enjoying a local holiday in the wake of national elections 
here yesterday, was unaware of the details of our proposals 
but promised he would not wait until tomorrow to contact his 
staff.  The text of Secretary Powell's letter to Gutierrez on 
this topic (ref B) was delivered via diplomatic note to the 
Foreign Ministry on Friday, November 7.  PolOff had earlier 
discussed ref C points with acting Director for Multilateral 
Affairs, Luis Carranza, on November 6.  That discussion led 
us to believe that Guatemala was open to the idea of 
consolidating some of the resolutions and possibly to at 
least abstain on others. 
HAMILTON 

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